Siloque’s gaze shifted to where the sunlight filtering through the treeshade first illuminated a metallic texture—dark silver hair.
Her arms were covered in a thin layer of clearly defined scales, and a thick, pale silver tail lay listlessly on the ground.
“Brother, I really want to play with her tail… and it looks like she has horns on her head.”
“She’s the starting point for the Dungeon Task we’re about to begin. She’s a female Dragon named Tiana.”
“I see. But Brother…”
A look of worry surfaced on Hill’s face.
“We’re up against those lunatics from the Evil Demon Society, and you mentioned their Levels are quite high. Can two civilians like us really win? I mean, I’m obviously on your side!”
According to the original plot, a believer from the Evil Demon Society would come looking for Tiana in four days.
If they completed this task first and moved Tiana elsewhere to prevent them from making contact, their chances of victory would increase.
“Are you scared, Hill?”
“It’s not that I’m scared. I just…”
Hill shrugged helplessly.
“I accidentally saw the Tuners enforcing the law at the station before. They seemed to have mental issues, so I’d rather not get close to people like that.”
‘So you’re indirectly admitting you’ve been following me, are you? At this point, I’m too tired to care.’
On the way here, Siloque had briefed Hill on the current operation and their future plans.
The disgust on Hill’s face wasn’t born of fear; she just felt the plan was a bit precarious.
After all, they were dealing with terrorists straight out of a textbook.
She wasn’t stupid.
The encounter with Henson at the station could be called a coincidence, but this operation meant she was officially getting involved with an ancient terrorist organization.
In this world, however, everyone was connected to the Evil Demon Society from birth—the only difference was how deep that connection went.
“Brother, you won’t let them hurt Mom, Dad, the neighbors, or my friends, will you…?”
“I won’t. What we’re doing is dangerous, but we’re taking precautions to prevent a disaster before it happens.”
Hill squeezed Siloque’s hand.
Confirming the warmth of his grip, she let out a relieved smile.
“I understand. I believe in you, Brother. A peaceful world is the best environment for playing games.”
Siloque could only manage a wry smile.
“If we cooperate properly, taking down the Evil Demon Society won’t be as hard as you think.”
“Of course we will! I told you I’d protect you, didn’t I?”
Hill patted her breastplate to show her determination, letting out a light thud.
At that moment, the Dragon Girl under the tree suddenly stopped punching the trunk.
A “now I’ve done it” expression flashed across Hill’s face.
The Dragon Girl turned her head, her tail bristling.
Her intimidating, vertical pupils locked onto the two people peeking from behind the tree.
“Who’s there?”
Boom!
The next second, a massive dragon with scales shining like mithril appeared, her shadow swallowing the siblings whole.
Covered in deep silver scales that shimmered with a faint blue light under the sun, her clawed limbs dug deep furrows into the ground.
Her slowly flapping wings made her appear several times larger than she already was.
With her massive body suddenly appearing, the distance between the dragon and the siblings was less than 3 feet.
“Waaaah! Brother, she’s huge! This is bad! She’s already bigger than our house!”
Hill was panicked and frantic, her twin-tails practically standing on end.
she whipped out a newly purchased large Shield to protect Siloque.
“Calm down.”
Siloque grabbed Hill’s shoulders with both hands.
“Don’t be afraid. I’m right behind you.”
“Ah… mm… your hands feel so nice, Brother,” she murmured, her voice sounding somewhat entranced.
In any case, she seemed to calm down quickly.
Hill tried to look up, her head tilting back until it was almost in a straight line with her spine.
She could just barely make out the dragon’s pale silver head and the blue irises of those vertical pupils looking down at her and Siloque.
“…Is she observing us?”
Hill gripped her shield tighter as Magic began to brew within her.
Siloque held her shoulders firmly, hoping she wouldn’t make a reckless move.
Looking closely, even though the dragon was so close that they could almost touch the scales on her belly, she made no further move.
“That’s right. Like I told you before, if you don’t show hostility, she won’t attack.”
“I know that, but actually seeing it is still terrifying…”
To be honest, Siloque was scared too.
However, watching Hill act even more frightened than him helped him stay composed.
He hid his emotions perfectly, his face showing no sign of panic or heavy breathing—only his racing heart gave him away.
Siloque maintained an indifferent expression as he looked up and met the dragon’s gaze.
The two humans and the dragon observed each other for over 30 seconds.
The dragon was the first to give in.
“Hmph, how boring.”
The dragon didn’t open her mouth, yet they could hear a young woman’s voice in their ears.
Her body gave off a dazzling white light as she began to shrink.
She transformed from a dragon into a woman about 5 feet 11 inches tall.
Before they could get a clear look at her glowing body, a layer of red magical particles appeared around her.
She was already fully dressed, wearing a delicate, light-grass-colored dress under a hooded coat, with black tights covering her legs.
A pair of pure white dragon horns was buried in her dark silver hair, and her blue eyes held a bored look.
The fact that she no longer maintained her dragon form after contact meant the task had successfully begun.
Siloque let out a silent sigh of relief and released Hill’s shoulders.
“To see a dragon and not even try to challenge it… you’ve got some willpower,” the Dragon Girl said with a sigh, looking like she was disappointed in a “lost generation.”
“I’ve challenged plenty of dragons. I’ve cut down the Steel Dragon, Behemoth, and the Gospel Black Dragon…” Hill muttered under her breath.
‘Those aren’t the same thing at all, are they? And I’m definitely not going to challenge her.’
Siloque remembered clearly that once you encountered Tiana for this task, you couldn’t land a single attack.
Once you entered a combat state, the task would fail.
Besides, even if you could win, Tiana would just fly away once her health dropped to 50%, making it a total waste of effort.
Honestly, the task was a total trap.
A normal person would either run or fight when seeing a dragon, but to trigger this specific quest, one had to stand perfectly still and wait for the dragon to lose interest.
In the First Playthrough, without a guide, who would have known this was how you trigger it?
Siloque glanced at Tiana’s many layers of warm clothing, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
‘She’s wearing so many layers. Disappointing. It’s not very pleasing to the eye.’
“Strange,” Hill said, her thoughts overlapping with his.
“Dragon Sister, you’re dressed so normally. Shouldn’t a Dragon Girl only wear a bikini and a garter belt?”
Dragon Sister? She came up with a nickname that fast.
“A bikini…? I don’t know what that is. But you two humans are quite rude. Since I lose my scales in human form, it would be freezing if I only wore a garter belt.”
The woman Hill called Dragon Sister rubbed her hands together.
“My name is Tiana. Tiana Ahehe. So, why were you two sisters peeking at me? What do you want?”
Wrapped in her warm clothes, Tiana slammed her thick tail against the ground, causing it to vibrate.
It seemed to be a gesture of impatience.
However, a large grin spread across Tiana’s face, and she blinked her eyes curiously.
She wasn’t afraid of Siloque and Hill.
More accurately, she didn’t think these two posed any threat to her.
Hill was staring at Tiana’s tail with glowing eyes.
She was probably thinking about how to sever it…
‘I really hope you don’t do that.’
“My name is Siloque Dasvey, and this is my sister, Hill Dasvey.”
Siloque stepped in front of Hill and gave Tiana a meaningful smile.
“We’re here to help you solve your relationship troubles. Also, we’re siblings—I’m a man.”